diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index 91731ec8aaa..74a2c761e5e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
 if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/lib/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/.*godep'; then
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
index ffc764917fb..7177ac639e9 100755
--- a/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-staging-godeps.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
 readonly branch=${1:-${KUBE_VERIFY_GIT_BRANCH:-master}}
 if ! [[ ${KUBE_FORCE_VERIFY_CHECKS:-} =~ ^[yY]$ ]] && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'staging/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'build/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'Godeps/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'vendor/' && \
+  ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/lib/' && \
   ! kube::util::has_changes_against_upstream_branch "${branch}" 'hack/.*godep'; then
   exit 0
 fi